suntimes.com - 2/20/2008
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MESA, Ariz. -- On the first day of full-squad workouts for the Cubs, the arrival of the last player to report for spring training, Aramis Ramirez, underscored one of the more important -- if little-noticed -- sets of decisions facing manager Lou Piniella and his coaching staff this spring.
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A League of Her Own —
... for their plan to sell Wrigley Field to the ISFA. Kenney hopes the Cubs can get a deal done by their target date of March 31, which is Opening Day. Getting political support from Downstate will be the key.
"It's a challenge in this budget environment to talk about any municipal or state support for a stadium deal," Kenney said. "We have to convince them that it's good for just about everyone -- the city, the state, our local community, and the team, obviously."
Lou understands the importance of days off
So do I. For instance, I have ...
Cub Town: Preventative Medicine
Baseball Toaster —
Alfonso Soriano and Aramis Ramirez are turning to physical therapy to help stave off nagging injuries in 2008, says the Sun-Times . Soriano, coming off a quadriceps injury, and Ramirez also are among several players who will be on individual therapy programs this season to maintain strength and avoid the kind of injuries that plagued them last year. Piniella also plans to rest his starters more often this year.
Rest For The Future Weary
The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog —
... By way of Gordon Wittenmyer in the Sun-Times, Lou Piniella talks about the importance of finding days off for Soriano, Ramirez, Lee, et al. ...
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Cubs manager Lou Piniella is considering tweaking the lineup and putting together a 3-4-5 combination of Kosuke Fukudome, Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez. Lee is OK with that. "I've been asked about it, and I told them I don't care where I hit," Lee ...
